Baby carriage hood



J O BE'YNON BABY CARRIAGE HOOD Filed D60. 20, 1950 I I I I 7 I Patented Apr. 7, 1953 John 0. Beynon, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, as-

signor to Sunshine Waterloo 00. Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Application December 20, 1950, Serial No. 201,746 In Canada December 22, 1949 This invention relates to improvements in the construction of baby carriage hoods and more particularly to improvements in the lining of carriage hoods.

The principal object of the invention is to improve the manner of fastening the inner lining to the hood frame to eliminate the objection of and possible danger from any brads or rivets projecting within the hood whereby a more pleasing and desirable hood interior is presented.

Another important object is to eliminate objectionable seams within the hood.

A further important object is to provide an improved inner lining for collapsible carriage hoods which will permit collapse of the hood with-' out obstruction thereto and which, with the hood extended, will present an unwrinkled lining surface yieldable under impact to prevent harm to the babys arm or hand striking thereagainst.

Another object of the invention is toprovide a novel lining arrangement to increase the weather insulatingof the hood.

The principal feature of the invention resides in hanging the inner lining from a fabric loop encircling an intermediate frame bar to provide a flexible intermediate lining suspension and securing the lining panel sections on either side of the intermediate suspension to the hood adjacent the upper front and'bottom rear edges respectively whereby rivets, bolts or other holding means for the outer covering, as well as the frame bars, are concealed.

A further important feature consists in folding the inner lining at the intermediate sus-' pension to conceal the stitching, securing the lining to the suspending loop. '1

A still further feature of importance consists in securing the L edges of the lining panel sections remote from the intermediate suspension in the same seams, securing the outer fabric or covering to the outermost frame. bars.

These and other objects and features will be apparent fromthe following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which Figure l is a mid-vertical sectional view through a collapsible baby carriage hood provided with an inner lining suspension in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is an underside plan view of the hood of Figure 1. 1

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional detail taken through the intermediate frame bar from which the lining is suspended.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 but show- 3 Claims. (Cl. 296-) ing the inner lining made up of separate lining sections in place of the single lining section of Figure 3. V

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional detail through one of the outermost frame bars showing the manner in which the lining panel section edge remote from the intermediate suspension is secured in the same seam that secures the outer covering fabric.

The drawings represent the embodiment of my novel lining suspension on a collapsible baby carriage hood but it will be understood that it may be used on any hood construction within the scope of'my invention.

Thehood illustrated is formed from a plurality of pivotally connected U frame bars comprising the outer frame bars I and 2 forming the bottom and forward edges of the hood respectively, and themain intermediate frame bar 3 andauxiliary intermediate frame bars 4. Stretched over these frame bars is the outer covering or fabric 5 which as shown is secured to the outer frame bars I and 2 by looping these frame bars and stitched along 6 to form the receiving loop I.

The outer covering 5 is normally secured to the intermediate frame bars by drive screws 8 or other equivalent holding means and in normal hood constructions these bolts are used additionally as the holding means for the inner lining used to conceal the frame bars.

Such previous normal constructions present an objectionable appearance from the interior of the hood in that the holding means 8 is exposed through the inner lining and such holding means areliable to cause harm to a babys' hand or arm striking thereagainst. Further, since the-extentto which the inner lining and the outer covering become stretched in use it is difficult or impossible with present methods of securing theinner. lining to prevent the inner lining surface from becoming wrinkled or presenting a mussedp -appearance.

The present invention overcomes all of the disadvantages by affording the novel inner lining suspension, particularly illustrated in Figures 1, 3' and 4. 'The lining suspension comprises a sleeve or loop 9 of flexible fabric or the like received on the bight or transverse section In of the intermediate frame bar 3. Secured to this loop 9 is the inner lining indicated at and I2; I l being the lining panel section extending to adjacent the bottom frame bar I and I2 being the lining panel'section extending to adjacent the forward frame bar 2. These lining panel sections II and i2 suspended from the loop 9 may be either formed from a single fabric piece, as shown in Figure 3, or may constitute separate fabric pieces, as shown in Figure 4.

Preferably the seam l3 connecting the lining panels II and [2 to the loop 9 is concealed and to this end v it will be seen that. the panel. sections are overlapped along a transverse length as at M, and the seam I3 is provided by stitching through the overlap I l and through the fabric of the loop 9 to both form the loop and secure the lining thereto.

The overlap M has the outer surfaces of the lining panels contiguous so. that the one panel in this case panel l2, must be folded back on itself in being extended to the forward frame bar, the fold at l5 providing for the concealment" of the seam l3. Thus the objectionable transverse seam is completely concealed. Y

It will be seen from Figure 1 and Figure 5 that the edges of thelining, panels H and [2 remote from the intermediate suspension from the loop 9 are secured to the loops 1' of the outer covering by the same stitching 6 that forms these latter loops. It will be seen that the loop 9 affords a flexible suspension of the inner lining from. the intermediate frame bar 3, and the lining panels hanging from the loop 9 are spaced from the frame bars, affording concealment, not

only for these bars but also for the. rivets or bolts 8.

In. the extended position. of Figure 1, it will be seen that. the lining panel sections I I. and I2 are pulled taut to eliminate any wrinkles there.- from yet being spaced from the. frame bars. and rivets 8, and being simply stretched, surfaces they arev yieldable. to prevent injury to any part. of the babys body striking thereagainst.

The stretched lining surfaces, being spaced both from the frame bars and theouter covering 5, afford the insulating air pockets l6 which. serve to increase the resistance to penetration of. heat or cold through the hood Completing, the lining are the side panels I11 which may be either separate from or integral with the lining panels H and I2, and as shown in Figure 1 the hood illustrated is provided. with the weather-protecting hood extension 18..

With a lining suspended, in accordance with my invention. it will be. seen that a very pleasing hood interior is presented by the unwrinkled an.- gularly arranged lining panels ll and I2, which not only afford a decorative covering of. all previously exposed objectionable holding, means. but also. afiord a protective interior for thebaby; I It will. be understood of. course that modifications may be made in the precise. form of hanging suspension within the spirit or scope of my invention.

What I claim as my invention is;

1. In a collapsible baby carriage hood of the type having a frame comprising a plurality of U-shaped frame bars inter-connected at their ends and angularly disposed with at least one frame bar: constituting an intermediate frame bar and angularly arranged between frame. bars. inclined. adjacent to the vertical and adjacent to the horizontal, to define the forward and. bottom edges of the. hood respectively, a flexible covering spanned over the frame bars and formed with frame bar encircling position and securing said lining to said covering loops, flexible suspension means carried by said intermediate frame bar, said lining having, intermediate its connections to said covering loops, a transverse lapped portion overfolded on an adjacent lining portion, and

means securing said lapped lining portion to said flexible suspension. means with the lining portion over which said lapped portion is folded concealing said securing means.

2. In a collapsible baby carriage hood of the type having a frame comprising a plurality of u-shaped frame bars inter-connected at their ends and angularly disposed with at least one frame. bar constituting an intermediate frame bar and angularly arranged between frame bars inclined adjacent to the vertical and adjacent to the horizontal to define the forward and bottom. edges of the hood respectively, a flexible covering spanned over the frame bars and formed with loops. encircling the frame bars defining the forward and bottom edges of the hood and presenting, double. thicknesses of covering material at the edges of said latter frame bars, means, securing said flexible covering to said frame bars, a. flexible. suspension carried by an intermediate frame. bar and secured thereto by the means securing said flexible covering, an inner lining of: flexible material extending between. said loops, means securing said covering loops in. frame bar encircling position and securing said inner lining to the double thickness ofv covering material presented by said loops, said lining having, intermediate its connections to said covering loops, a transverse portion lapped on itself and. overfolded on an adjacent lining portion, and means securing said lapped lining portion to said flexible. suspension means.

3. In a collapsible baby carriage hood, the combination. with a. plurality of pivotally connected outer and. intermediate U-shaped frame bars, an outer covering arranged over said; frame bars, and. means securing said. outer covering to said framev bars, of. aloop of flexible material encircling; the bight of an intermediate frame bar to which said covering is secured, and an inner lining in. the form of lining panel sections securved adjacent the edges of said hood to said covering and suspended thereby adjacent said outer frame bars, said lining panel sections being overlapped with the overlap being folded back over the top of' one of said sections and stitched to said. fabricloop to beflexibly suspended; thereby from. said intermediate frame bar, said section over which the overlap is folded concealin said stitching from the interior of said hood.

. JOHN O. BEYNON.

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